To receive apologies for absence from Members/Officers for the reasons so stated.

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest from Members/Officers in

accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008. 

To receive and confirm the minutes of a meeting of Council dated 7 October 2015

To receive a Presentation from Mr J. Rae of the WLGA on the ‘Financial outlook for local authorities in Wales’

 (i) Mayor (or person presiding)

(ii) Members of the Cabinet

(iii) Chief Executive

Question from Councillor E P Foley to the Cabinet Member – Regeneration and Economic Development

“At a time of drastic financial retrenchment, would the Cabinet Member for Economic Development consider the feasibility of developing BCBC as a not-for-profit energy supplier, working with solar panel engineering companies, for example, to produce green energy at a vast range of possible sites, including school buildings, surplus land, car parks and other council-owned premises. Would the Cabinet Member also consider researching the success of Nottingham City Council in this regard, which has launched Robin Hood Energy, to save customers circa £200 each per year on gas and electricity bills, the first not-for-profit company of its kind since nationalisation in 1948. Similar energy initiatives include Cheshire East Council which has recently launched Fairer Power, in partnership with OVO Energy; and Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester City councils, whose plans for civic energy generation are well advanced, and which would be happy to advise BCBC on matters of detail.”

To consider any item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in

accordance with Part 4 (paragraph 4) of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency.